Davis mabjnsky



Feb. A1?, 1924;A 1,483,230

D. MARINSKY FASTENER TAPE Filed March 29, 1923 v BY 7a4' A T'TORNE Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

DAVIS MARINSKY,OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FASTENER TAPE.

Application tiled March=29, 1923: Serial'lfo. 628,544. l

To ZZww-m t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Davis MARINSKY, a

citizen of' the Unit-ed States, 'and a resident of the borough of the Bronx, Bronx County,

city andk State of New York, have invented an improvement in Fastener Tape, of which the following is a specification.

Mv resent. invention relates to fastener tape, particularly 'garment-fastener tapes,`

such as hoolr and eye tapes, and aims to provide devices of the general character designated above which shall be stronger than the deviceshitherto` devised for the same general purposes; which shall be lessfliable to catch, scratch or "tear the garm'eiit or other articles to Which they 'may be atachedj or the hands of the persons washing or otherwise handling such articles; which shall be less liable to permit or cause the rusting of'such fasteners or of their attaching means, where'y the fasteners or the attaching means' are made of metal; which shall be more convenient and neater in appearance than the similar devices hitherto proposed for use for the same purposes; and which shall effect substantial economies in the fabrication of the garments or other articles towhichthey may be applied, while producing a finished garment or other article of superiorneatness and attractiveness;

In the accompanying specification I shall describe' an illustrative embodimentof my method for making fastener tape in accordance with the principles of the present in'- vention, the' resulting illustrative embodiment of fastener tape being described in the accompanying specification and shown in the annexed drawing. In the specification shall also describe an illustrative embodiment of my method for fabricating garments or equivalent' articles incorporating the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of fastener' tape, all in accordance with the principles of the present invention,v the resulting illustrative embodiment of garment or equivalent'article being described in the accompanying specification and shown in the annexed drawing. lt is, however, to be clearly understood that my invention is 'not limited to t-he specific embodiments thereof herein shown and `described for purposesof illustration only.v

Referring to the drawing,vwherein I have shown the aforesaid illustrative embodi# ments of the fastener tape and garment or equivalent article incorporating' the same,

in the practiceof the aforesaid illustrative embodiments Aof my method of making fastener tapes and'incorporatingfthe 'same in garments or equivalent articlest Fig.' l is a planview ofthe aforesaid illus`4 trative embodiment showing 'the eye-tape *f' portion of a hook and'eye tapeduring onec stage of its fabrication;`

TJ. v v i if 1g. 2 1s a view similar to l* 1g. 1 of the stage of its fabrication;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figs. l and 2 of the eye-tape completed;

Fig. It is a plan view of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment showing the hooktape portionof the hook and eye'tape;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a portion o'f a garment. 'having an uninished'edgeg:l

Fig.l 6 is a view similar to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 showing the eye-tape illustrated therein applied to the unfinished edge of a garment shown in F 5 of the drawing;

Figs. 7 andI 8^ are detail crossr sectional views on enlarged scales7 taken along lilies 7 7 and line 8 8 of Fig. 6, respectively;

Fig. 9 is a cross sectional view of the two tape portions shown in' position on a garment; and

Fig.' 10 is a perspective view, and Fig. l1

a cross-sectional'view of a modification.

Before describing the aforesaid illustrative embodiments of the present invention in detail, it may be desirable briey to point out certain disadvantages and shortcomings of the prior art to which the present invention relates. Taking hook and eye tape as an illustrative example, the eye-tape portion of such tape. as hitherto constructed, consistsv of a series of eyes attached to one side of the tape by rivets or eyelets passing through the tape and through the :perforated portions of the eyes.' The other side of the tape, which is the side which is in Contact with 'the material of the garment orother article to which the tape is to be a plied, will therefore be in contact with tie metal fastening means employed for attaching the eyes to the tape, with theresult that the metallic fastening means will have av hooks are loose and readily' raised awa,7`

05 leye-tape shown therein during a subse'q'i'ient*v from the stationary'tape into suchl` positions as make it highly inconvenient, or, even, under some conditions, almost impossible to hook and unhook the fasteners and the associated garment portions.

I overcome the foregoing disadvantages by means of the present invention, at the same time accomplishing certain highly desirable and advantageous resultshereinafter set forth. In the practice of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of my invention for making fastener tape, I provide, first, a supporting tape 10 and an auxiliary or covering tape 11. The tape 10 is of any desired width and `is generally made of comparatively heavy and strong material. The tape 11, on

Athe jother hand,`vvhile being preferably of substantially the same Width as the tape 10, is preferably of a lighter material, so as to be readily foldable, for purposes subsequently set forth in detail herein.

s I'next provide a series of fasteners, suoli as eyes, 12, in the specific example herein described, and also a plurality of attaching means, preferably consisting of metallic attaching members, such as double rivets or. `'eyelets 13, having the tapering sleeve-like portions 14 and 15 provided With the apertures 14 and 15, respectively.

By any suitable means, Whether by hand or by machine, not here deemed. necessary yto be' shoivn or described, the eyes 12 are placed oii'one side ,of the supporting tape 10, suchas Athe/outer side of` the supporting tape, and the attaching members `13 placed on the outer side of the auxiliary tape 1l, in positions fof the apertures la and 15 correspondingto the apertures l2and 12 of the eyes 12. Any suitable riveting means,

ivhethenhand or machine oipierated, not here deemed necessary to be `shown, or described, mayfnow be employed to fasten theeyes in place on the supporting tape 1() by means of the attaching members 13.1 The attaching members have the portions 14E and 15 thereof passing through the auxiliary tape 11, the supporting tape l0, and into and through the apertures 12 and 12 of the eyes 12, as more clearly shoivn in Fig. 6 of the drawing.' The upper faces of the portions 14; and 15 are-headed or beaded over the poi'- tions 12 and 12 of the eyes 12, thus holding the eyes firmly in place.

It will be noted that in the'example given, the supporting and auxiliary tapesoverlap for portions only of their r spe :tive widths. leaving the free portion 10 of the supporting tape and the free portion 1 1. of the auxiliary tape. f I now fold under the freepoition 11 of the auxiliary tape 11 to provide portion 16 Which comprises a finished outer edge for the auxiliary tape, as more clearly shovvn iu Fig. 2 of the drawing. The free portion of the auxiliary tape 11, now having the finished outer edge 16, is aga-in folded under,

as more clearly sliovvn in Fig'. 3 of the draw` ing, to provide a covering portion l? Which serves to cover and protect the lower face portions of the metallic fastening mem.- bers v18. Itlivill thus be noted that the folded over portion of the auxiliary tape 11 forms a garinent-fabric-receiving pocket open in a direction from the4 attaching means 13 opposite to the direction iii which the eye` lets or other fasteners extend. n For the hook-tape portion of the hook and eye tape, I provide a supporting tape 20, a retaining tape 2l, and hooks 22 carried by the supporting tape. ll`he hooks 22 are provided With rings, apertures or other means, 22 and 22, for attaching the saine to the supporting tape For this purpose I provide any suitable, suchas metallic, attaching means which may be in the form of double rivets or eyelets 23, `like the rivets or eyelets 13 used for attaching the eyes to their supporting tape. ,The fastening means 23 include tubular riveting portions 24 and 25 provided with the apertures 21 and 25, respectively.

The retaining tape 2l is provided with slots or apertures 21 for engagement with the4 hooked portions of the hooks 22. In r attaching the hooks to the supporting 'tape 20, the tubular portions 2a and 25 of the fastening means 23 are forced through the supporting tape soas to pass through the ringlets or apertures 22 or 22 of the hooks 22. The upper portions of the parts 2/1 and 25 of the'attacliing means are then beaded or headed over, about the apertures 24 and 25', to hold the hooks in place on the supporting tape 20. During this operation the' hook portion of the hook 22 may be threaded through the slot or other aperture 21. From the foregoing description it Willbe apparent that I havedevised a method Whereby I may, in a very simple and economical manner, provide fastener tape, such as hook and eye tape which will afford the necessary protection or covering for the metallic fastening members used to attach the eyeskor A other fastening devices to the supportingl tape. It will also be apparentthat the sulting eye-tape itself will besuch as to prev vent the metallic attaching members from catching, scratching, tearing or rusting the garment portions to which the tape may be attached. The hooks of the hook-tape por tion ofthe hook and eye tape are prevented from being raised away from the` supporting tape into such positions thatthe hooks and oyes can only with difficulty be fastened and unfastened. The resulting hook and eye tape itself is exceedingly neat and` attractive in appearance, is .stronger than ,the tapes hitherto employed for the same purpose, and

greatly facilitates the fabrication of the 'garments to which the tape may be applied, as will noiv be described in greater detail.

" ieu -t tape.

portion 10 of the supportingtape 10 and the overlapping portion 17 of the auxiliary tape 11. .I now pass a. line o-f stitching, 1ndicate'd by reference character 32, through the portion 10 of the tape 10 and the overlappingl portion 17 of the tape 11, preferably by passing this line of stitching through the finishededge portion 16 of the portion 17 of the tape 11, through the edge portion 31, of the garment, and through the corresponding portion 10 of the supporting auxiliary tape 11 corresponding to the adjacent edge of the supporting tape along those portions of the auxiliary 'and supporting tapes which are in contact is offset from the edge of the supporting tape just referred to, thus permitting the neat and ready aplication of the fabric 30 of the garment witho-ut unduly increasing the thickness cf the union between the fastener tape and the material of the garment.

In attaching the hook-tape portions of the hook and eye tape to the garment, a single stitch 40 may be passed through the supporting and retaining tapes Q0 and 21, respectively, and through the garment, as shown more clearly in Fig. 9 of the drawing.

By means of the foregoing method I am enabled, in an exceedingly ecenomical and expeditious manner, to incorporate the fastener, such as the hook and eye, tape of the present invention in a garment or similar article. This I may do with a garment having an unfinished edge portion, Without finishing said edge portions, but still obtaining, by means of the present invention, a 'garment having the neatness and attractive appearance of a. carefully finished garment. There is thus effected a considerable saving in labor and material. The finished garment, having incorporated therein the fastener tape of the present invention, possesses many important advantages, in that the fastener tape is very strongly attached to the `garment and the metallic fastening members, in Jthe case of the eye-tape, are within what is really a tubular fabric portion, thus preventing the metallic fastening members from catching, scratching, tearing or rusting the portions of the gar- `ment adjacent theretofand also the hands of the persons washing or otherwise handling such garments, It will be noted that the hooks of the hook-tape portion of the hook and eye tape are prevented by the re- It will be noted that the edge of the Y taining tape from being' raised awa).v from .the supporting tape into such positions that the hooks and eyes, and the` associated, gai'- ment portions, can only with difficulty or serious inconvenience be attached and detached. `As a result,.also, of the economies in manufacture effected by the present` invention, I am enabledto turn out a superior `garment at a much lower cost than has hitherto been possible.

Instead of using two separate tapes, such as the supporting and, retaining tapes, for making the hook-tape portion of the hook and eye tape, I may `use a single tape, of which one portion may be cailed the sup porting tape or supporting tape portion, and the other portion the retaining tape or retainingv tz pe portion. Such a construction has been shown in Figs. 410 and l1 of the drawing, 1n which the main portions ofthe hooks are supported by the support-ing tape.y

or supporting tape portion. 2Oa of the tape, generally designated by reference character 2Gb, while the hook portions of the hooks pass thro-ugh slots 20C in the retaining tape or retaining tape portion 20c. This construction avoids the use of an additional tape, While still preserving all of the essential features of construction and the advantages ofthe hook-tape described above.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. Fastener tape comprising a supporting tape, a series of fasteners carried by said supporting tape on one side thereof, means for ,attaching said fasteners to said supporting tape, and an auxiliary tape attached by said attaching means along a portion of the width thereof to the remaining side of said supporting tape and having a portion at least. of the remaining width thereof folded over so as to cover said attaching means. y

2. Fastener tape comprising a supporting tape, a series of fasteners carried by said supporting tape on one side thereof, means for attaching said fasteners to said supporting tape. and a separate auxiliary ta e attached along a portion of the width t ereof to the remaining side of said supporting tape and having a portion at leastof the remaining width thereof folded over so as to cover said attaching means, the free outer portion of the remaining width of said auxiliary tape being folded under so as to provide the same with a finished free outer edge.

3. The method of fabricating fastener, such as hook and eye, tape which comprises positioning a plurality .of fasteners on one side of a supporting tape by attaching means serving also to attach an auxiliary tape'on the other side of said supporting tape, and thereafter folding over said auxiliary tape so as tooverlie said attaching means.

4. Hook-tape comprising a supporting lll lll)

tape, a hook-retaining` tape, and a pluralityv ei hooks attached to said supporting tape and each having the hooked poi-tion thereorf positively engaging said l'ioolr-retaining` tape.

5. Fastener tape comprising a supporting tape portion, a fastener-retaining tape port'ion provided with a plurality of slots there.- iii, and a` plurality ot fasteners attached lo said supporting tape portion and each having a part thereof engaged oy one ot' the slots of said ic.asteneinretaiiiinpg.` tape portion. 6. Fastener tape comprising' a supporting tape, a series of fasteners carried by said isupporting tape on one side thereof. ineans `oi attaohiner said fasteners to said support ing tape, `and an auxiliary tape attached by said attaching` ine-ans along a portion of the width thereotl to the remaining sideot1 said supporting tape and having a portion at least of the remaining Width thereof folded over `s as to cover said attaching means to thus forni a ga'rniei'ittahi'icfieeeivingl pocket open in a direction troni saidatiachiiig;Y means opposite to the direction in which said fasteners extend.

'7. Fastener tape comprisinga supporting.

tape, a series oi fasteners carried by said supporting tape on one side thereof, means ioi attaching said fasteners to Said supp0rting tape, and an auxiliary tape attaehed hv Said attaching ineans along a portion of' edge folded over so as to @over said attaohinw means.

In testimony Whereot l have signed name to this specification `this 19th day of March, 1923.

DAVIS MARINSKY. 

